THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST

As a cozy elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST instructs 354 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Within THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL, which oversees 3 schools and 1,159 students, THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.6%, the actual is 24.9%, a residual of -5.7 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: HILLIARD EL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.7%.

THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST operates from a high-density location. THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 354). Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.